tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335135392012-02-11T11:23:45.864-05:00Where? Why? When? Who? How?Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.comBlogger881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-58421632951915240872012-01-14T16:30:00.004-05:002012-01-14T16:38:25.008-05:00

Doing good! Does anyone read this besides spam-bots? A lot has happened in 24 months!Here we are at Chez King the night before the KKOTR Challenge 2011!And Thanksgiving in Boulder!And making funny faces.On mountain tops.Life is good!

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Did anyone notice that the year ended on a full moon? Or that it was actually a blue moon? Well, if not, that trivia was brought to you by me. And it was brought to my attention by someone who was part of a New Years off-the-grid party, on a cabin on the Dartmouth ski way, where I was with Rudy, Amy, and a bunch of Dartmouth alums aware of such things. I'm hoping it brings good luck for the

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I went on a sick ride up Mt Figuroa near Santa Barbara with Lance and Teddy. They were posing for the camera while I was busy dropping them for the prime. Notice their envy of my IF bike. They're tanner that I am, but I've been training in NH.In other news, there isn't much. Go Patriots.

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For the first time, I took my bike on a work trip, so I went on a couple ridiculous night time rides. Ridiculous, because who rides around Auburn, Maine at 10:30PM when it's 30 degrees out?On Friday night I got lost, but used the city lights reflecting off the clouds to at least have a general idea where I was. The best street name I saw was Jackass Annie Rd, in Minot, ME. And that was a real

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-69002374944937008152009-10-24T09:07:00.007-04:002009-10-24T12:31:59.478-04:00

My brother's in Aspen this weekend, and I'm going to L.A. Nice.Of course, by LA, I mean Lewiston-Auburn. Maine. I'm going for another study visit, and we're working a lot while there, 5:00AM to 8:30 PM, which is indicative of my yeoman's work ethic.Last weekend he and I watched the Patriots, who throttled the Titans 59-0, in a snowstorm. We dressed like cast members on The Deadliest Catch, with

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I was in Charlotte, NC the last few days working, and the biggest reward for working is a killer dinner, but unfortunately I'm on my way to a freshman 15 at my new job. To get a little exercise, I ran up and down the 20 floor hotel stairwell a few times. At the top, I couldn't resist going past the "employees only" sign, through the trap door, and walking around on the roof top. Hanging my

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I had my last day of work, and of class today. I'm bummed about leaving Wheel Power. That was a fun job. It didn't make me a better cyclist, nor better student, but I had a lot of fun there for three months, so if they'll have me, maybe I'll keep working there in the fall. Or maybe not.And I had my last day of Human Anatomy and Physiology I. We had our lab final tonight. I was convinced

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I'm a little stressed because I have two final exams this week, and I'm trying to train for Cascade Cycling Classic (yet my legs feel like dog turd) while simultaneously working part time for the best bike shop west of the mighty Exeter River. That's Wheel Power, in case you didn't know. And I had my car serviced today, and my mechanic recommended selling it before I start getting a spate of

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There are rare times when I'm happier being a spectator than a racer. Cyclocross races in general, and last night at the Exeter Criterium was another. I missed the first 40 minutes, then tossed the sheep brain back in the formaldehyde, and skipped out of my lab class to catch the last 8 laps. And I watched Todd take a prime. But it's good that I wasn't racing, because my legs feel flat.

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Another hard day of racing hard.I wasn't too stoked about racing in the monsoon that's parked over New England, but my IF/Lionettes teammates' enthusiasm, and offer of carpooling me to the farthest reaches of CT convinced me to race the Housatonic Hills Road Race today. And lo and behold, it didn't rain on us at all. The day got off to an inauspicious start, when I was too weak to tear my new

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I'm copying and pasting a race report I just wrote for the team website. I had a bunch of fun racing at the Whaling City Cyclone, and was really psyched to repeat a win there. What I didn't say in the race report was that I was studying Anatomy all morning while Bruno cooked a gourmet breakfast, and continued studying all the way to and from the race. And here's the report:On Saturday, we got

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A lot of times I'll get a song or something catchy stuck in my head when I'm racing, but last weekend, it was just anatomy and physiology terms.  Proteoglycan.  Stratified cuboidal epithelium.  RNA polymerase.   And that's because in my off hours, I was studying for my Human Anatomy and Physiology class.  The Connecticut Stage Race was fun, with a TT and circuit race Saturday, and big road race

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I do more than just race my bike.  I train on it a fair bit too.  But behind the scenes, I'm also working my first bike shop job, which I mentioned in my last post.  Wheel Power.  Good times.  It seems like a  lot of guys work in shops when they're young because buying at shop prices is a good way to afford expensive gear.  I'm making up for lost time in the industry, even though I'm amazingly

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Corey asked me yesterday what I'm doing for Mother's Day.  That alarmed me, because I figured he meant today, and I thought, 'shoot, I didn't even get her a card.'  Did I scare you, too?  Don't worry, we still have a week.So what does mom want?  To move into a condo.  I cannot afford that, so I think I'll take her out to my favorite ice cream joint, which is now open for the season.  So now this

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I haven't been this sore in my legs since tryouts for Squirts youth hocket at age 10, thanks to riding through the worst leg cramps I've ever had on Saturday at the Turtle Pond race, followed by a ravaging day in the white mountains of NH, yesterday, where I sprinted for every town line, and every KOM climb (by myself) and there were plenty of them.  And I spent the rest of my waking hours doing

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The Tour of the Battenkill made mincemeat of about 500 tires and 3,000 legs this past weekend.  I was looking forward to returning because I had fond memories on and off the bike of this race last year.   This year was a little short of perfection, but fun anyway. In Saturday's 80 mile race, the easy day, a breakaway rolled away without much fanfare.  And since everyone was riding as if they had

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I'm on a new diet involving mini-fruit.  Check it out.I only eat the small one.  On a 6 hour ride, with no water, and one 30 calorie rice cake.  Here are a couple regular bananas for you to appreciate the difference.  I feel faster just thinking about it.Tour of the Battenkill is this weekend!  It's going to be huge this year with most pro teams planning to be there.Hope you all had a good Easter

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"Great success!"  on ebay, where I've sold a hat.  Also today is my 2 year anniversary since my external iliac artery fibrosis surgery.I finished 13th in the race today.  Not picture perfect, but at least the win couldn't have gone to a nicer person, which is my brother, so that's well and good, and a nice send off.  He leaves for Switzerland on Tuesday.  Anyway, I've explained to about a dozen

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Apologies for my usual cliches, but this weekend was like Christmas, birthday, and Halloween rolled into one. I got a new toy. And some chocolate. Here she is, encumbered by a saddle bag. Be still, my beating heart!This is a hot, new Independent Fabrication SSR. This bike highlights the little ways every other bike I've owned has fallen slightly short of perfection for me. It's that good! Stiff,

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Here's my sweet photo journal. A sampling of my life and times--the times when I have my camera.Harkening back to the Josh Billings last September. My prize stein (in the 1 woman, 3 men category) posing in front of 1980s Bruins hockey greats Moog, Bourque, and Neely. All I can say is 'wow'.I went to the Bedford CX race. As if I won. Nah, I just spectated and took crappy pictures.Here's an example

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I've been cross country skiing a lot.   Despite the week of warm weather, I skied along a snowmobile trail yesterday afternoon.  Besides the rocks, I don't know what was worse, skiing over a spark plug that gouged my base, or flattening a big dog poop that was just plain nasty.  The warm weather this week has exposed the hazards.I ski raced last weekend!  11th place in Montpelier's Maple Onion a

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-58578861296403023372008-11-25T18:34:00.005-05:002008-11-25T18:46:30.146-05:00

Once in a while, when I go into the garage, I get a feeling there's a wild animal lurking in the corner.  But then I look and see that it's just a this.  Phew!But it's still ready to pounce.  I wish it weren't so darn cold.  My new toy wants exercise.  More coming.  I'm figuring out Picasa.

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Vote tomorrow!  After you do, go let Starbucks know that you did and you'll get a free coffee.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2J8KJDsqqYTomorrow night, go to Ben and Jerry's for some icecream.http://www.yelp.com/events/san-jose-uye-free-ben-and-jerry-ice-cream-scoop-on-nov-4th

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I raced the bike leg of the Josh Billings Triathlon today, and set a new course record with the strong help of Jamey Driscoll!  It was B.A.  I didn't do any attacking.  We just rode other guys off our wheels.  I felt like climbing was easy, but when Jamey would take a pull downhill, he'd fly!  I thought I was towing a drag 'chute, just sitting on his wheel.  I need to reassess my aero-ness.Did I

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I've said goodbye to my team.  Univest Grand Prix was my final Rite Aid team race for 2008.  I'm glad to report that my race was pretty successful.  I finished 7th in the omnium, which is the best I've ever done.   I got 10th Saturday in the deluge, at times hanging on by the skin of my teeth, then somehow winning a chase-group sprint in this tough UCI 1.2.  And 9th Sunday at the Doylestown grand

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This morning, I was up at 5AM. I noticed the garbage truck outside wasn't moving, since it was there for the entire time until I returned to my couch-bed. Which is odd, because in Brentwood, NH, they spend 2 seconds per trash stop, then floor it on to the next stop. Whatever.An hour later, at 6AM, there was a lot of rude door bell ringing and knocking. I sleep with ear plugs because we're on

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As a rockstar, celebrity pro cyclist, I hardly have time for this blog. But today I'm making an exception.Reason: I went to the Bowers, PA Chile Pepper Festival! Dude, this is where it's at.So, after paying $2 to get in, which is no sweat to this high roller, I went around the circuit sampling countless hot sauces, salsas, chocolate-chile fudge, hot pepper jellies, habanero caramel corn, hot

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Teddy found this Craigslist ad, that someone else had found, and someone else before it. Heck, it's probably old news already. Ahh, but funny forever.Manly Bike for SaleDate: 2008-07-22, 10:18AM PDTBike for saleWhat kind of bike? I don’t know, I’m not a bike scientist. What I am though is a manly guy looking to sell his bike. This bike is made out of metal and kick ass spokes. The back

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...And just like that, I'm back after my summer sabatical from the shackles of my blog. I've had a couple accidents, most recently today.This is what happens when a bird flies into my head when I'm on a bike ride. I heard some loud tweeting on my right side, and next thing I know, WHACK!, a damn bird ran into my cheek! My rugged jaw bone fended off the dumb bird, but I did sustain some damage. I

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Rite Aid may not be any Healthnet, but we're still fielding an Olympian at Beijing! Bobby Lea made the cut! Man, that's awesome! The down side is that we might not see him at any of our road races for ages. If I knew more about track racing, or paid more attention, I could probably tell you more about what events he's in, but that'll be a reason to tune in later in the summer.

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Want to hear something funny? Musician Jonathan Coulton. To listen to some song clips, go here and listen to Ikea, or W's Duty, or pretty much anything else. It's not often I start chuckling at lyrics.Notice this is 2 blog entries in a week. I've got time on my hands, thanks to giving short-shrift to everything else, sitting on a pile of unread mail, email and unreturned phone calls, bagging

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What a week! I raced Philly last Sunday, and then our local Wednesday Worlds, the Exeter Cycles ride, tonight. Does it get any better?If the 6 squashed black flies on my forehead are any indicator, we were cruising! Made possible by my free Wednesday Starbucks on the way to the ride. (Do you have YOUR promo card?!) The iced coffee revived my legs, which had been feeling like death warmed over.We

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My luck hasn't changed yet. We raced Reading yesterday. I felt great, and even the big climb wasn't nearly as hard as I expected, and I was glad I had ridden the course a week ago, with several hard repeats over the climb. But at the top, on the first of the 3 big loops over Mount Penn, my tire felt squishy, and as we made the u-turn to come back down, it slid out. Sure enough, flat tire.My

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When will it end?There was a big race today, first in the Pro Cycling Tour triple crown. It's thrilling to race with some of the best pros in the world, and best in America on their top form.This was Lehigh Valley Classic. Now that's a pretentious name for a first year race, but maybe that's just hoping it grows into a classic. Isn't a classic something that's well established? I mean, that would

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I've been racking up the mileage on my legs, and on our unappreciated Pontiac Montana. I'm up to about 7,500 driving miles in the last month! And maybe 1,000 or 2,000 or so racing in such fine races as the South east crits in South Carolina Georgia, and Alabama, Joe Martin, Tour of Arkansas, Tour de Leelanau in Michigan, and Ricola Twilight Crit in New Jersey. I'm faster and faster, even if it

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Testing. Hey, I don't know what's up with Blogger, but I wrote a couple blogs that I could save, but couldn't post. They contained "illegal characters" whatever they are.And this seems to be the most I can type. GRR. Stupid blogger.Oh, but if I get rid of the title, I can type more. Well, allow me to summarize my month. I left NC, which was sad. I had a really good time in my 2 training camps

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With my computer teetering on Teddy and Mayo's 2nd story porch railing, I can sometimes harness wi-fi from the school down the street. And if my computer tumbles to it's demise, it's a sign that I need to retire this dinosaur. Whoops, go figure. I lost the wifi signal, and here I am, next week posting what I wrote last Tuesday.Moving on. Mangoes are my favorite fruit. Yup, a pain to peel, but

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Christmas card preview: What's funny is that this picture is nearly a duplicate of the one in our 2000 xmas card, where I was packing the same car for college. Once again, me packing up to leave. Except I'm wearing a shirt, here, thank God. And I did leave Asheville, where I had enjoyed 2 delightful weeks with Teddy and Mayo. I was just about ready to send a thank you card to them when one thing

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Asheville makes me want a scooter. Prime riding weather here, and it won't be long until motorcycle weather strikes NH, and I want a scooter as a take-home gift. Seems like about every 10th vehicle on the roads in town is one. A little googling and I found a website where they're selling them at rock bottom prices. Look at this dreamboat. Perfect for some motorpacing--on or off road. And I'm

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More famous than ever.Thanks to his shirt, with a customized sticker from Toby. Yup, that's a pigeon. With a cigarette. In your face, "no puffin" people! With love from Kevin. And "I love boxes" sticker. Is that allowed on my PG-13 blog?Lauren Gifford made a fashionably late entrance. She's showing us the million dollar view. This house rocks, but the only downside is that to get home, they

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Just kidding, no shenanigans. I'm too serious for that. But I'm prolly gonna to meet the Dartmouth training camp cycling team for green beer and corned beef.There's a steep learning curve with those Nalgene bottle drinking inserts. Teddy informed me that I've been drinking out of the wrong side, the vent hole, for 3 months. I'd think that as with all things these days, directions would have made

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As John McCain likes to say, "My friends", it's my birthday week. Yesterday was the big day, but I stretch it out. Therefore, we kicked off the festivities Sunday when Ryan invited me to a co-b-day dinner at Red Hook, with Melissa. Since I still don't know her last name, it's Melissa Ryan's girlfriend. Mental note: figure that out! The requisite pic: Damien and Becky were also there.

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-87832536789187894942008-02-24T01:15:00.003-05:002008-02-24T01:38:33.354-05:00

Statistic of the day: Teddy blazed thru 7129kilojoules and, assuming average efficiency, about that many calories whilst riding in the breakaway yesterday. (Whoa, I've never typed the word 'whilst' before!) What does that mean? That's about twice the calories of my normal active weekend. Or he could have lit a small city for a month. That's insane. 275 watts for 7 hours. 7!Man, 275 for 3 hours is

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-91171519169343056202008-02-22T16:37:00.004-05:002008-02-22T18:24:04.770-05:00

Whoa, it's snowing again! Go figure, NH in February. Could be worse. I'm thinking of skiing again this weekend.There was an owl in our tree this morning! I had to zoom in all the way to get a half decent picture, even though it was only about 30 feet from me. Pretty cool. I saw my first owl on a trail a month ago, and this was my 2nd ever.Near freezing, 25mph headwind, and rain made the Tour of

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-89786257458742309652008-02-19T19:40:00.007-05:002008-02-19T20:25:35.765-05:00

A while back I promised to show off my invention. Check out this sleek accessory. In case you're unsure, it's a front fender. Boo-ya! This "invention" reminds me of winning the 8th grade science fair. You see, I didn't invent the hovercraft. I just built one, and the fact that it ran by remote control stunned the judges into awarding me the prize. As would this beauty!Crafted of solid #2 plastic

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-64445567724331131472008-02-11T11:06:00.014-05:002008-02-17T21:27:05.218-05:00

Hey sports fans. Read this promotion: On February 9th, the 5th annual Cross Trainers' race will be held atWaterville Valley. This race is a cross country ski race designed specifically for novice skier. It is an opportunity for those of you who have never ski raced to give it a try. The prizes are also great!! See you on the slopes next Saturday!A new challenge! This was my fifth day on skis this

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-84587757112497443512008-02-06T21:58:00.000-05:002008-02-07T14:01:04.458-05:00

You can't buy hair style like this. Which is why I don't. Midway thru this stylish new do, I saw an opportunity for a Kramer-esque photo. Noooiice!The point of the haircut was that I was going to the Tour of the Bahamas, and had to shed my winter coat. Here is our team champ, Jake Rytlewski himself! Notice his humungous trophy in the foreground.That, my friends, was hard earned, with his 2nd

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-62452959189605009432008-01-17T21:37:00.001-05:002008-01-22T22:20:48.283-05:00

Hello suckers.You have just found the site of the laziest blogger the world of web logging has ever known! Except possibly for this close relative of a former Fiordi superstar. Still entertaining after all these years.Just had a weekend with, I kid you not, the "best young talent in America". On a bike anyway. They didn't tell me to say this, or anything, either. :) The future is now,

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-64425978154949716762007-11-30T18:16:00.000-05:002007-11-30T18:57:07.912-05:00

...Whatever that is. I studied Spanish. But maybe this is a figurative one.OK, you're right to be skeptical when I say read this http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/10/roadies-in-winter-making-most-of-off.htmlbut do it! Especially all of y'all who think pros live a glamorous life. The glamor is only part-time. I'm adoptable for at least one more year!Hawk-eye compliments for noticing this was

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-43676401807231248952007-11-29T07:44:00.000-05:002007-11-30T09:18:47.032-05:00

On Ryan Kelly's website, I learned that upgrade points from the sandbaggers in the 2/3 men category of the Verge series cyclocross races are being auctioned on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Cyclocross-cross-upgrade-points-from-Verge-sandbaggers_W0QQitemZ330193492270QQihZ014QQcategoryZ2904QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Interesting concept. In 'cross, I'd like to bid on downgrade points, until

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Now that my Lawn Doctor position had ended for the season, I'm looking for a new job. Ideally part-time with flexible hours, no qualifications besides being me, good pay, cool people to work with, and stimulating. So far, no luck, but I haven't put much (any) effort into the search. I'm shadowing some PT's, OT's, and doctors through the fall and winter. If it could somehow incorporate my natural

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-61953902929701663972007-10-22T09:16:00.000-04:002007-10-25T20:59:41.473-04:00

I finally have a name to go with the face of my sickness. I've felt like poo for most of 2 weeks, since the last day of racing in Tobago. Turns out it was salmonella. I've always thought of raw eggs when I think of salmonella, but since I wasn't eating eggs, I don't know where it came from. Maybe something else wasn't cooked right. Or bad water? I have no idea, I'm just glad it held off until

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-77460644998461708962007-09-22T21:21:00.000-04:002007-09-22T21:29:20.827-04:00

This fine reportage is from the Friday Union Leader in NH. This is the hardest I've ever laughed at a newspaper article."Ends up in swamp". Unpleasant? You think? So was speed a factor? Alcohol? Nope. That couldn't have been good for the car's electronics.

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-11576458575987653302007-09-20T21:57:00.000-04:002007-09-22T00:58:18.964-04:00

Good evening all. Teddy showed me a website that will analyze the traffic on any other website. Lo and behold, I have visitors from around the country, France, and Canada, eh. Sweet. Thanks for visiting.Here are some pictures for your enjoyment. The most recent is me on the podium at the Portsmouth Crit, in NH. Notice my guns. Simply huge! And my rose.I got 2nd place, and felt like the first

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-55041634154727999162007-09-15T00:17:00.000-04:002007-09-15T21:43:40.128-04:00

...is all I deserve to eat after my latest extravaganza. My long time, great friend, Abbey, got married last weekend in Colorado, and I made a vacation of the wedding. Which means quality time with quality relatives and friends between Denver, Boulder and Ft. Collins for 10 days surrounding the weekend. The wedding was pretty spectacular in a picturesque river valley against the mountains, and I

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-87074654582310077292007-08-17T17:10:00.000-04:002007-08-21T13:53:43.723-04:00

Milwaukee's a place I hadn't given much thought to until now--northern midwest on the way to nowhere that I go. But Teddy had the bright idea to stay with our friends, Matt and Jen Runquist, who live there for a week between Chicago race weekends. Here's a view from Shorewood, their 'burb. Name that lake.So I figured out what Milwaukee is all about.Beer. Along with some coffee and frozen custard.

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-57351028191542993872007-08-01T10:36:00.000-04:002007-08-01T11:36:23.734-04:00

Besides staying with a great host family at Altoona, the highlight for me was the pizza we ordered on Friday night. Tino's calls it an XXL. It was the size of a mattress. The box it came it was about 4'x4', and I was in awe. The pieces had to be folded in half to fit on plates! Epic.So was the racing. Tour de 'Toona was as hard as ever. There were a lot of changes this year. The worst was to have

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-80545888258172485932007-07-15T21:10:00.000-04:002007-07-15T21:17:45.621-04:00

I survived my first major tour of the year, about time, considering it's July. No one was giving anything away here. Ben Jacques-Maynes took 3rd in the circuit race today, and in the overall! He's super-human. I'm generally at the end of my rope when I see him blasting off up the hill. That goes for the rest of the team too. Bunch of strong dudes I get to call teammates. This race will

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-31190455391089870232007-07-14T21:11:00.000-04:002007-07-14T21:28:38.336-04:00

So I'm racing again. I'm not fast, and so all the extra energy I have after a day of racing is spent pinning on my numbers for the next day. Not blogging. But due to popular demand, here's the 3 minute update because a BBQ is beaconing.I've finally rejoined my team, and I'm feeling better on the bike. My fitness is good, but my speed isn't so hot. It's getting better though. To get to the

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-70803107109195032962007-05-27T19:57:00.000-04:002007-05-27T22:00:29.529-04:00

It's not that nothing has happened. It's just that nothing has happened when I had my camera with me. Without pictures, blogs aren't as fun.For the latest home improvement project gone awry, see Teddy's blog. I was foiled by the mud I was trying to get rid of. I almost went inside to get my camera, but my boots were too covered in mud, and I didn't want to untie them.Oh, I can copy pictures from

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-49786295352361426062007-04-25T15:02:00.000-04:002007-04-25T16:11:36.839-04:00

Buenos dias!I'm still very much a cyclist, since I continue to shave my legs without being able to ride. But not my face; I might be catching up to Tom Z and his moustache, and I have some sun protection. Unfortunately, yesterday I fried my forehead. Beth Turcotte and Jacob took me to the beach to walk with her dog, a picnic at Odiorne Point, and cars shopping. They're interested in a Pontiac

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-16617364573137363982007-04-12T15:36:00.000-04:002007-04-14T14:11:06.164-04:00

Of course, I'd trade my eye teeth to avoid this "vacation". But taking in some culture is always fun. A good vacation begins with plush travel arrangements. This is going south, I traded with Dad on the trip north.After our morning appointment, we went to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's house. Monticello means small mountain. It's just south of Charlottesville. We went on a tour of the house and

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-26433169112943026712007-04-10T10:51:00.000-04:002007-04-10T12:22:03.928-04:00

This is going to have to be a 2 part installment. My mom has my camera, and I know my loyal followers are going to want a glimpse of some gory pictures of my innards.Right.To bring you up to speed, I spent the 2 weeks I was home hemming and hawing about whether to get this patch angioplasty done. The decision was based mostly on whether I thought the fix would last. Would it be worthwhile to have

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-14225329368763690142007-03-24T08:27:00.000-04:002007-03-24T09:37:30.293-04:00

Last night we celebrated my dad's survival and recovery on the 4th anniversary of his stroke with dinner at the Blue Mermaid Island Grill in Portsmouth. A lot of people would treat that date with kid gloves, like the number 13, or black cats, but my dad has an upbeat perspective. Anybody can bounce back from tough times, but his goal is to see how high he can bounce back. After being given a 50%

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-56431979622123654262007-03-22T20:19:00.000-04:002007-03-22T21:58:51.649-04:00

I'm home now, and it's not half bad, but my hard-earned tan is disappearing under 3 layers of riding clothes. What can ya do? I guess imagine a warm sunny place, like Redlands, CA...where my teammate Ben Jacques-Maynes took 2nd place in the prologue today! Another awesome result. I've only seen the top 3 in the stage so far.Today NH's big daily paper, the Union Leader, ran an article on the

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-4558056359332283792007-03-17T17:57:00.000-04:002007-03-17T18:20:53.563-04:00

The easiest way to post the newest revelation is by copying a big chunk of an email I wrote to my team.Since January you might have heard me complain aboug my left leg. I try not to mention it, but it's hard not to make excuses when it's driving me around the bend. I can ride all day long at a moderate pace, but whenever I pick up the pace, my left quad can feel numb, weak, lactic acidy,

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-48685678995117922292007-03-14T21:17:00.000-04:002007-03-14T21:24:16.392-04:00

If my sources are correct, and they usually are, you can get a free coffee at any Starbucks in the nation from 10-12 tomorrow morning, 3-15-07. Their second annual free coffee day. If you play your cards right, maybe you can finagle a free pastry.http://www.slashfood.com/2007/03/05/starbucks-coffee-break-march-15th/My plan is to go from coffee shop to coffee shop until I'm caffeinated out the

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-47547570796797570792007-03-05T23:37:00.000-05:002007-03-06T01:41:37.831-05:00

Never a slave to popular fashion, Tom Zirbel is at it again. Look closely...Yes, that's his fledgling mustache! Nice, Tom! Soooo, I felt awesome in Merced this weekend in our season opening races. Going into the first big races has always been like jumping into a lion pit, since the CA guys have figured out how to start the year faster than the rest of the country. But my fitness is head and

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-3857362813186839992007-03-02T17:43:00.000-05:002007-03-02T18:06:06.690-05:00

March is looking alright. My first races of '07 are this weekend, in beautiful, scenic, cultural Merced. I'm stoked!Then my birthday is Monday. Rock! Teddy's bright idea to go on our ritual ride to Krispy Kreme for free donuts and coffee has been foiled because I'm coming back to Santa Rosa to try to tie up the loose ends of my nagging leg weakness.Almost as exciting as the other dates is that

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-43024535138218929892007-02-25T00:17:00.000-05:002007-02-25T01:08:40.607-05:00

Since I couldn't find a way to the races down by Fresno this weekend, I made up my own, the Robbie series. But with a cold rain falling, instead of leaving at 10 as planned, I had snack after snack, and coffee after coffee, and finally kicked myself out of the house at 12:30. I was fast for the first 3 hours. But then I got cold and slowed to a crawl. In the last hour, my hands were so cold that

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-67174748328214690472007-02-21T21:16:00.000-05:002007-02-22T00:18:13.972-05:00

Everything is in cycling is like a roller coaster. Take our team at Tour of California. Awesome prologue! Incredible results, with Ben Jacques-Maynes taking 3rd, and Brian Sheedy winning the KOM! Those results just blew my socks off. I mean, I could tell we were all riding strong, but I didn't realize that we were that strong until you compare us to the world's finest, with something like 8

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-82377666966385616292007-02-15T03:06:00.000-05:002007-02-16T12:51:37.339-05:00

Hey Family, friends, teammates and fan,Thanks for the outpouring of support. I'm feeling like an allstar again, thanks to you all, and I'm looking forward to showing it with the team in the long season ahead.We arrived at the race hotel last night, where big race entry fees are paying off. Crowne Plaza--"where people meet". I can think of better places to meet. Namely a coffee shop, but this

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-47389302743041172142007-02-11T22:54:00.000-05:002007-02-11T13:25:30.054-05:00

Here's the friendly team. I think they don't like...Frank. It was team photo day, so there we were on a airport runway like last year, except this year it was 40 degrees colder. I'm 3rd from the right, making this the money shot it is. And one of those Pinarellos is mine, but I'm not sure which.Scott's giving a demo on getting the sideburns just right. So that was a cold day. After the group

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-47628002107935993162007-02-10T11:56:00.000-05:002007-02-02T19:34:28.247-05:00

Here's a good chunk of the 2007 Priority Heath presented by Bissell cycling team, even though we don't look like a team yet. It's an awesome crew and I'm proud to be a part. They are STRONG!! That's the good news. We're climbing out of Santa Barbara on a day that Garret and I determined was perfect riding weather. Not too hot or cold, sunny, cloudy. Seriously. Perfect. So we rode stage 6

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-18066465040818418212007-02-02T19:18:00.000-05:002007-02-02T19:34:28.303-05:00

Hey all,On his birthday, Teddy took me on a chill cruise up the hill to try and meet his new bud, the owner of Firestone Vineyard, and a fellow Middlebury grad. Cool. Unfortunately, Adam had already left for the day, but here's where things get spicy. Victoria, the caretaker of the house we're staying at, is an employee there. So she showed us the back room, which movie buffs may recognize from

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-62617807833563069252007-01-30T19:02:00.000-05:002007-01-30T19:37:53.079-05:00

Today I give thanks to the good folks at SRAM for my 26 tooth cassette. For lay folk, I'm talking about the back cogs on a bike. The 26 is bigger and much easier to pedal uphill than the standard 21, 23, or 25.So here's an illustrated story. Today on my ride, I enjoyed the... The mountains in the distance were all mine all day long. Well, I guess it is our national forest, but I didn't see

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-71842746845741664802007-01-29T19:34:00.000-05:002007-01-29T20:01:35.647-05:00

A funny thing happened on my ride today. About 1/2 mile from the house, I suddenly was surrounded by the paparazzi. I said "cheese" to the first roadside photographer who aimed his camera my way. I figured he's an ornithologist, but when I saw 3 more photographers 50 feet around the bend, I knew something was up. So I stopped and asked. Turns out the Discovery Team camp was about to roll through

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-42385669814814945392007-01-26T14:42:00.000-05:002007-01-26T15:26:34.925-05:00

Yesterday Ben picked us up after 3 quick weeks at Glen and Tonia's. I took my camera on the last ride I did there. Lotsa vineyards, redwood forests, and more vineyards. And in the town of Healdsburg... And now we're in a sweet new pad. The shower sums it up. Over the top. If you turned on every nozzle at the same time, you'd probably drown. Water comes at you from everywhere. The other side has

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-82147555846408421662007-01-22T14:47:00.000-05:002007-01-22T15:50:13.827-05:00

Tough guy. That's a nickname Coach Beth has given me and a couple other tough guys. Some times she's joking, but this weekend I lived up to the name. Notice I'm wearing a back pack in the picture. I filled it up and rode from Santa Rosa to San Francisco. Depending on how you go it's between 70 and 100 miles, which is the longest I've ever ridden wearing that thing. My trip was a great change

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-29214343459252670022007-01-14T14:01:00.000-05:002007-01-14T14:28:10.787-05:00

Happy 2007. The bro-ski and I flew out to Glen's place on New Years eve. But not the actual eve. We left our house at 3:30 am (THANKS MOM!). And since I had done a lot of packing, I did not sleep that night. That made a long day longer. After 2 flights and a bus ride, Omer picked us up and brought us to Glen's. Where I won a hard fought battle of rock-paper-scissors for the rights to the

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-60390646649325386822006-12-14T20:15:00.000-05:002006-12-18T20:48:01.735-05:00

I'm well over our Team CSC-esque boot camp hike getting lost in the snowstorm up the mountain, so I was ready for my next adventure. Brian's in the LMC team bus on his way to Rhode Island for Nationals as I type, and Brent's knee is not up for massive hilly rides, but Brent recommended one of his favorite loops, which took me over 6285 ft Roan Mountain. According to my inherited map, (thanks Tom)

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-77684736130091147172006-12-11T22:49:00.000-05:002006-12-12T17:32:40.578-05:00

How many people can say they've ridden their bike over a cat, and lived to tell the tale? I've done all that and more on my trip here to North Carolina. Unfortunately I was just putting finishing touches on a comprehensive blog from my fantastic trip to Banner Elk, North Carolina when my computer crashed, so now you get the condensed version.I drove by way of Coach Beth's house in Maryland to

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-1164857381579322622006-11-29T21:10:00.000-05:002006-12-01T23:51:43.920-05:00

Training for the 2007 season has officially begun. Coach Beth has me doing some strength training. In lieu of weights, I use our Christmas tree.We went out with the Splaines and Dana on our annual tree chopping mission the day after Thanksgiving, and we got our best tree ever. Cutting a tree is a strange custom. Seems trees would be better left standing considering global warming and all, but who

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-1164002657856825982006-11-19T23:50:00.000-05:002006-12-05T18:19:17.090-05:00

Seeing that people are leaving comments makes me feel like someone important. So in case I am, let me satisfy my fans needs with another post.Probably in part due to Teddy's absence, as well as Jon Page's and Tim Johnsons, I churned through a swamp of a race course and won the glamourous NH State Cyclocross championship in the 23-29 age group. I wish they'd just call me 'state champ', but Marka

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-1163089408578676302006-11-09T11:21:00.000-05:002006-11-19T23:34:29.273-05:00

The big question: Will Jon Page be in NH vying for the cyclocross state championship? I think he's a New Hampsha native.

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-1163083781362814632006-11-09T09:13:00.000-05:002006-11-11T18:43:39.206-05:00

Here are the pictures I couldn't get on before. Matt, Jesse, and Aksel. It was great to see them and meet Aksel on the New Gloucester weekend, and their cheering pushed me into a killer 21st place the second day.Their trust in me raised the bar. And after a while it made me wish I had actual biceps for this heavy lifting.I'm doing driveway hotlaps on the uni. Teddy came home and tried to show me

Robbie Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00560121167293773811noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33513539.post-1162390669177323282006-11-01T07:50:00.000-05:002006-11-08T12:40:58.576-05:00

Halloween was a bust in Brentwood, or at least on my street because the ridiculous 3-day wind put out the power all day. So instead of staying home in the dark as Trick-or-treaters came by, we went out to Zampa, up in Epping. Turns out our neighbors who were home didn't have any kids come by, so we didn't miss much. That sure is a big change from when I was a kid. Our neighborhood was a zoo of

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So I've been home for close to a month now, and time's flying by. I must have been having fun.The big news is that I have a new baby, my Ridley Supercross! Teddy and I both are joining the masses and racing CX this fall. My debut is this weekend in New Gloucester, Maine. I was going to have my friends at Exeter Cycles put it together, but I summoned my mechanic skills and did it myself. So far,

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